Tet Singing Cure (Almost a Ghost)
for children and their caretakers during wartime
Co Tu sang not sleeping
the lamp lit
one year old toddler me near-death
war attack aftermath with stomach sickness
having eaten corn the available food
in the form of western aid
meager rations and poor water
the girl alone took ill
a tall front door and white orchids
parquet flooring toddler floppy
sick or dying
not dying
rocked in the baby hammock
to singing non-stop …
